Ives Roqueta

Ives Roqueta (; born 29 February 1936 in Sète, Hérault, died January 4, 2015) was an Occitan author. He played a major role in the country's political and cultural movement. Roqueta was the president of the Institut d'Estudis Occitans (IEO) for a number of years and his brother Joan, better known as , is also a writer and an Occitan activist. He founded the Ventadorn record company, which is credited for providing Nòva cançon singers with a media outlet. Provided by Wikipedia